You Bet, I'm Outraged

February 20, 2009|By John Murdick

Editor: I just finished reading the letter to your paper (02/19) from Mr. John Brata of Boyne City. And I'm not so much outraged as I am facinated by his letter. He writes about how President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid are leading this country to ruin. He goes on to write that "President Obama and Congessional Democrats have stated 'We must pass this bill immediately to overt (sic) a "crisis" a "catastrophe" that could become so deep America will never recover from it!" As a common phrase goes: "What planet is he from?" I'm amazed at how quickly (and easily) people of Mr. Brata's ilk shift the blame from the Bush Administration and the Republicans and how the past eight years of their "leadership" have basically commandeered our economy and country right off a cliff. President Obama has stated that never in his dreams did he envision himself having to propose such a massive spending bill when (and if) he became the president. The reality is that the federal government is the only entity left that can bring this nation back from the depths of economic collapse. And all because of the policies of the last Administration. How can you watch the TV news or read a newspaper and not know that our country is in a free fall the likes of which has not been seen since the 1930's. Mr. Brata ends his letter by asking: "Is anyone asking that Washington be more accountable?" Actually, Mr Brata, many of us have been asking that very thing for quite awhile and had no reply for the past eight years. You won't have to wonder or ask it anymore. We, the people, finally elected someone who is capable and is there for all the right reasons… all three hundred million of us.